Queen of Spain survives assassination attempt in Madrid

02/02/1852

Queen Isabella of Spain is stabbed by a rebel priest named Martin Merino as she attends a mass of thanks for the safe delivery of her new child. The knife glances off her arm and the stays of the queen's dress protect her further from a fatal wound. After four days of treatment, she is pronounced out of danger. Her attacker is captured on the spot and would later be executed. (By John Osborne)

Source Citation:

Chronicle, The Annual Register or a View of the History and Politics of the Year 1852 (London: F. & J. Rivington, 1853), 14.